Analysis

Analysis

TBS Sketch

Why so many deaths? 

Classes and exams at Dhaka University have been called off until further notice as a result of the teachers’ protest. The photo is taken in front of the Arts Building on 1 July. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Is the Universal Pension Scheme discriminatory to public university teachers? 

Illustration: TBS

Contractionary or ambitious?: Numbers tell the tale

Is it a crime to protest against climate injustice? 

Is it a crime to protest against climate injustice? 

Inheritance tax: A good idea, not so easy to implement

Inheritance tax: A good idea, not so easy to implement

Photo: Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images via Project Syndicate

Are global capital rules possible?

Train accidents are not rare in Bangladesh. But in most cases, they are caused by derailment of trains due to the dilapidated and under-maintained railway lines. Photo: Eashfinul Haque Munim

When will the devastating train accidents stop?

Bombs, rockets and collapsing buildings make no distinctions between Hamas combatants and civilians. Many Gazans are being forced out of their homes but there’s nowhere safe for them to go. Photo: Reuters

No, Palestinians can't just leave Gaza

Israeli-Palestinian peace through two-state solution a pipe dream

Israeli-Palestinian peace through two-state solution a pipe dream

Dengue patients at a Dhaka hospital. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Will the dengue outbreak get worse in coming months?

Economist Zahid Hussain. Illustration: TBS

Explaining recent inflation persistence

Protesters hold placards during a 'Stop Asian Hate' rally in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2021. The Covid pandemic saw an increase in racism and violence against Asians in the United States. Photo: Reuters

‘That's not funny!’: The art of dehumanisation through humour

What went wrong? Did politics trump conjugal life? Photo: Reuters

Not a fairy tale ending: The unanticipated split of Trudeau and Sophie